A survey by a mental health and well-being support organisation found that living cost pressures have replaced COVID-19 as the most significant source of worry for Australians.
Beyond Blue surveyed 1,500 people across the country and identified a number of factors that caused great concerns among the respondents: high inflation, rising interest rates and cost of living pressures, the war in Ukraine and worries about the future.
In addition, the charity found that compared to the same time last year, fewer people looked for advice about COVID-19 issues, while more needed consultation on family and relationship stress and anxiety.
Beyond Blue chief executive Georgie Harman said people were still adjusting their lives, although they no longer considered the pandemic a significant source of worry….